Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and clinical parameters of hepatitis c virus-infected patients stratified by response to treatment
| Feature | SVR (n = 55) | NR (n = 89) | P value |
| Sex, M/F | 54%/46% | 51%/49% | 0.072 |
| Skin color | |||
| White | 89% | 70% | 0.032 |
| Black | 11% | 26% | 0.009 |
| Brown | - | 4% | ND |
| ALT in UI/mL, mean (IQR) | 97 (54) | 77 (64) | 0.1 |
| Baseline viral load in UI/mL1 | |||
| < 600000 | 47.80% | 49.30% | 0.760 |
| ≥ 600000 | 52.20% | 50.70% | 0.890 |
| Fibrosis score2 | |||
| 0-2 | 63.30% | 49.40% | 0.125 |
| 3-4 | 36.70% | 50.60% | 0.126 |
1
This parameter was only available for 115 patients [46 of sustained virological response (SVR), and 69 of non-responders (NR)];
2
According to histopathological analysis of liver biopsy tissues; this parameter was only available for 128 patients (49 of SVR, and 79 of NR). ND: Not done due to small numbers of cases; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.